Comment board favorite Ben Bohn said last week that he didn't like it when I talked about my columnist photo. So of course, that's exactly what I do. Annoying readers is fun. Annoying Packers fans is fun. Annoying readers who are Packers fans, well, jackpot.

I learned something new about the Bears this week, but before I impart the lesson to you, please take into account the following:
1) I don't listen to the radio.

Related links

2) I don't watch MTV.
3) I don't go to clubs.
4) I live under a rock.

So I did not know about the song, "Crank That," by Soulja Boy Tellem, nor did I know about the accompanying line dance until I read Luis Arroyave's post about it in "The Red Card" earlier this week. (If you don't read his blog and you're a soccer fan, start now. If you aren't a soccer fan, become one so you have an excuse to read his blog.)

I immediately learned the dance, because I cannot resist a good line dance, and was hit by a moment of revelation: The part where they tell the dancers to "Superman," that is what Devin Hester is doing when he .

To the younger readers out there, I apologize for being an old fogey. To the old fogies out there, I feel your pain. Kids these days, I tells ya.

As for the actual football game today, we have the following from Brian Griese on Wednesday: "They are a little bit different than they have been historically. It's been a lot of--in the past, anyway--a lot of pressure, a lot of blitzing, very difficult defense to diagnose as a quarterback. They still do some of that, but they don't do quite as much. For me as a quarterback, it's one of those games that you really love to play because you have the opportunity to play a little bit of a chess match."

Steve Young said on "Sunday NFL Countdown" that Griese is the quarterback with the most to prove today, suggesting that he so far as not outperformed Rex Grossman.

I would argue that the defense has more to prove, as a supposedly elite unit has yielded more plays of 30-plus yards than any in the NFL, with 12. The Saints are second with 11 and the Ravens and Dolphins each have yielded nine. Oh, and four of those 30-plus plays for the Bears came on the four touchdowns they gave up last weekend. Yikes.

On "NFL Matchup" this morning, Ron Jaworski said the Bears are succeptible to the bunch formation the Eagles used against the Jets because the Bears run press coverage, and when receivers are bunched, that throws off the press.

Here's what they're talking about in Philly, e-mailed in by alert reader Philly Mac. Let's hope, for the Bears' sake, that Andy Reid is indeed too proud not to kick to Hester. More crankin' dat Soulja Boy would be in order.

Finally, the odd tidbits of the day:
• The only game scheduled today between two teams with winning records is Buccaneers-Lions. The NFC should hang its collective head in shame.
• Jake Plummer digs handball. And sock headbands.

It appears to be unseasonably gorgeous in Philadelphia, as well. Nathan Vasher and Darwin Walker are inactive, auto-refresh and the comment board are on the right, my e-mail is always and forever (or until I'm canned) rstrohl@tribune.com and football will start soon.

FIRST QUARTER